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Alen Halilović
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Alen Halilović Darijo Srna (L), Alen Halilovic - Croatia vs. Portugal, 10th June 2013 (crop).jpg
Halilović playing for Croatia in 2013
Personal information
Full name Alen Halilović
Date of birth 18 June 1996 (age 17)
Place of birth Dubrovnik, Croatia[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Dinamo Zagreb
Youth career
Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012– 2014 Dinamo Zagreb 44 (7)
2014– Barcelona B
National team‡
2010 Croatia U14 2 (1)
2010–2011 Croatia U15 6 (3)
2012 Croatia U16 4 (1)
2012–2013 Croatia U17 12 (4)
2013– Croatia 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2013
Alen Halilović (born 18 June 1996) is a Croatian footballer, currently playing for Dinamo Zagreb| with an agreement to join FC Barcelona. He plays as a central or attacking midfielder. Being the first division's youngest ever goalscorer and also the youngest ever debutant for the Croatian national team, he's also considered to be one of the most promising young talents of European football.[2][3]
On 27 March 2014, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Dinamo for a five-year transfer to the club.[4]
Contents
1 Club career
1.1 Dinamo Zagreb
1.2 Barcelona
2 International career
3 Personal life
4 Career statistics
5 Honours
5.1 Club
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Club career
Dinamo Zagreb
On 27 September 2012, he made his debut for the first team in the "Eternal derby" win over Hajduk Split (3–1), when he replaced Sammir for the final ten minutes of the match.[5] This made him the youngest debutant in the history of Dinamo Zagreb, at the age of 16 years and 101 days. In the next round match against Slaven Belupo, he again came off the bench and scored the final goal in a 4–1 victory. This made him the youngest goalscorer in the history of the league, at the age of 16 years and 112 days, breaking the record set in November 2010 by his former teammate, Mateo Kovačić.[6] In November 2012, he scored his second league goal for Dinamo in a 5–0 win against NK Zadar, scoring a goal from outside of the box on an assist provided by Kovačić.[7] In his first professional season with Dinamo, he also managed to participate in UEFA Champions League. On 24 October 2012, he made his European bow in the 90th minute of the encounter against French giants, Paris Saint-Germain, in the Maksimir Stadium, coming on as a substitute for fellow teenager, Mateo Kovačić. Thus he became the club's youngest player ever to feature in a Champions League match, and second youngest player in the history of UEFA Champions League.
Barcelona
On 27 March 2014, FC Barcelona reached an agreement with Dinamo Zagreb for Halilović to join Barcelona in July 2014 at the start of the summer transfer window. Halilović signed a five-year contract with an initial fee of €2.2 million, which would increase if he secures a spot in the first team. He will start his Barcelona career in the club's reserve team, FC Barcelona B. On the transfer he commented "I am delighted and it’s hard to find the words to describe how I feel. Thank you very much to Dinamo, who will always be my first love and the club where my dreams started coming true. I would like to thank all the Dinamo youth coaches and all of the fans. Of course, Barcelona is something special, I have loved the club since I was a kid and it will be an honour to be able to play for Barça. But before that, I want to win the double with Dinamo and then I’ll start concentrating on my new club".[8] On April 2nd 2014, FIFA announced that Barcelona would be banned from buying players until summer 2015 after illegally signing underaged players, putting the move in doubt.[9] On 23 April 2014, FC Barcelona's transfer ban was suspended pending an appeal, allowing the transfer to go ahead for the time being.[10]
International career
Halilović represented Croatian national team at various youth levels. In March 2013, he was a member of Croatia U17 that qualified for the European Under-17 championship in Slovakia.[11] On 10 June 2013, Halilović made his debut for the senior team against Portugal in a friendly match as a 50th minute substitute. At age 16, he became the youngest debutant in the history of Croatia.[12][13]
Personal life
His father, Sejad, is a former Croatian and Bosnian international who also played for Dinamo Zagreb. His younger brother, Dino, plays for Dinamo Zagreb's youth team.
Career statistics
As of 23 May 2014[1]
Team Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb 2012–13 18 2 0 0 3 0 21 2
2013–14 26 5 7 1 8 0 41 6
Total 44 7 7 1 11 0 62 8
Career total 44 7 7 1 11 0 62 8
Honours
Club
Dinamo Zagreb
Croatian First League (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
Croatian Supercup (1): 2013–14
Notes
Includes cup competitions such as the Croatian Cup and Croatian Super Cup
Includes European club competitions such as the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
References
"Croatia – A. Halilović". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
Sharland, Peter. "Stars of the future: A look at some of European football's most talented 16-year-olds". GiveMeFootball. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
"Sky Sports Scout – Alen Halilovic". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
"Agreement with Dynamo Zagreb for Alen Halilovic transfer". FC Barcelona official website. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
Dominik, Ivan (29 September 2012). "Alen Halilović debitirao za Dinamo u derbiju: "Osjećaj je fenomenalan i presretan sam"". Sportnet. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
"Halilović postao najmlađi strijelac u povijest HNL-a: 'Hvala Čačiću i Beqiraju'". Sportske Novosti. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
"Halilović nakon golčine Zadru: "Lijepo mi je". Index.hr. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
"Agreement with Dynamo Zagreb for Alen Halilovic transfer". FC Barcelona official website. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
"Barcelona hit with a year-long transfer ban for breaching rules on youngsters". Retrieved 2 April 2014.
"Barcelona transfer ban suspended". Retrieved 23 April 2014.
"Hrvatska na Euru U-17 u skupini s Italijom, Rusijom i Ukrajinom". Večernji list. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
"Croatia vs Portugal". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
"Transfer news: Barcelona complete signing of Croatian starlet Alen Halilovic from Dinamo Zagreb in €2.2m (£1.8m) deal". Independent. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
External links
Alen Halilović at nogometni-magazin (Croatian)
Alen Halilović at Sportnet.hr (Croatian)
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GNK Dinamo Zagreb – current squad
1 Ježina
2 Soudani
4 Šimunić
5 Šimunović
6 Pinto
7 Ademi
8 Antolić
11 Fernándes
12 Jajalo
13 Addy
14 Ćorić
15 Mamić
16 Pavičić
17 Husejinović
18 Murić
19 Pivarić
20 Pamić
21 Knežević
23 Lima
26 Brodić
27 Leko
28 Halilović
29 Sandomierski
31 Capan
33 Mikulić
55 Rukavina
77 Brozović
87 Taravel
90 Čop
Manager: Z. Mamić
Categories:
1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dubrovnik
Croatian footballers
Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Prva HNL players
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
Statistics: Posted by Prorok — Tue May 27, 2014 10:25 pm